BENSLEY family in Norfolk

[DaveHam9]

Hello,

I'd like a look up please in 1841 for the following BENSLEY family in Norfolk.

Henry b. abt 1790 Gressenhall
Elizabeth b. 1824 Great Fransham
Sarah b. 1828 Great Fransham

Thanks.

Regards,

Dave

 

[crankypants]

Hi Dave

Sorry, someone else may have better luck finding the family.

Cheers
crankypants

 

[DaveHam9]

Hello crankypants,

Thanks for looking. They were still in England but perhaps missing or mistranscribed in 1841.

The family left in 1852:

BENSLEY Henry 62 'John Gray' 1852 2136, 2463

Regards,

Dave

 

[DaveHam9]

Hello crankypants,

Henry's son William and his family were on the same vessel.

Assisted immigrants arriving in Sydney & Newcastle, 1844-59
BENSLEY William 36 and family John Gray 1852 2136, 2463
BENSLEY Frances 32 and family John Gray 1852 2136, 2463
BENSLEY Henry 12 and family John Gray 1852 2136, 2463
BENSLEY Julia 6 and family John Gray 1852 2136, 2463
BENSLEY James 4 and family John Gray 1852 2136, 2463
BENSLEY William inft and family John Gray 1852 2136, 2463


Interestingly the shipping record say William b. 1852 was born in Hull and James in Swaffham and the others in Fransham.

Marriages Dec 1839
BENSLEY William Mitford &c 13 531
BLOMFIELD Frances Mitford 13 531


Please see if you can find William & Frances in 1841 and both families in 1851. Thanks.

Regards,

Dave

 

[DaveHam9]

Hello crankypants,

Very curious. The only William BENSLEY that fits is this one and it's not in Hull:

Births Dec 1851
Bensley William Mitford 13 214

For James this is the only one and the page number is not within the expected range hence an error in district or volume or page:

Births Jun 1848
Bensley James Tunstead 13 547

All the other entries are for Wangford which is in Suffolk and that's also not Swaffham.

Regards,

Dave

 

[crankypants]

Hi Dave

1841 U.K Census
Civil parish: Little Fransham
Hundred: Launditch
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England
Address: Josiah's Lane, Little Fransham
BENSLEY, William M 25 1816 Norfolk
BENSLEY, Frances F 25 1816 Norfolk
BENSLEY, Henry M 0 (9 months) 1841 Norfolk

1851 U.K Census
Civil parish: Great Fransham
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England
Registration district: Mitford
Sub-registration district: Dereham
Address: Chequers Lane, Great Fransham
BENSLEY, William Head Married M 35 1816 Ag Lab Great Fransham Norfolk
BENSLEY, Frances Wife Married F 30 1821 Little Fransham Norfolk
BENSLEY, Henry Son M 10 1841 Great Fransham Norfolk
BENSLEY, Julia Daughter F 4 1847 Little Fransham Norfolk
BENSLEY, James Son M 2 1849 Swaffham Norfolk

cheers
crankypants

 

[DaveHam9]

Hello crankypants,

Thank you very much.

The place of birth for James agrees with the shipping record. Curious. Swaffham is not in either RD Tunstead or Wangford.

In Australia Julia is Anne J or Ann Julia so the closest one is this one:

Births Sep 1846
Bensley Ann Elizabeth Tunstead 13 315

and that is not Little Fransham.

The other possibility is that they registered only the first two and not the next four births.

William b. abt 1851

Births Dec 1851
BENSLEY William Mitford 13 214

Fransham fits where the family lived but shipping record says born in Hull, Yorkshire. ?

Birth Reg# V18521625 56 Born in England but baptised in NSW ?

Would have to view that church record to see if it was a baptism only.

Regards,

Dave

 

[DaveHam9]

Hello crankypants,

Henry's spouse Elizabeth died in 1830 so it's possible he remarried. However I can't see a marriage in IGI. The only one is in Aug 1841 which is after the census and it is to an Elizabeth and not in the Fransham area.

Thank you very much.

Lucky: :2fun:

County Norfolk
Place Great Fransham
Church All Saints
RegisterNumber 53
MarriageDate 24 Oct 1834
GroomForename Henry
GroomSurname BENSLEY
GroomAge
GroomParish Otp
GroomCondition Widower
GroomOccupation
GroomAbode
BrideForename Barbara
BrideSurname WARMEN
BrideAge
BrideParish Otp
BrideCondition Widow
BrideOccupation
BrideAbode
GroomFatherForename
GroomFatherSurname
GroomFatherOccupation
BrideFatherForename
BrideFatherSurname
BrideFatherOccupation
WitnessOneForename John
WitnessOneSurname WARD
WitnessTwoForename Charlotte
WitnessTwoSurname SMALLS
Notes He signed X she signed X witness 1 signed X
FileNumber 2518



Regards,

Dave

 

[DaveHam9]

Hello crankypants,

I can't see a burial for Elizabeth in 1830. This must be Barbara's death:

Deaths Mar 1851
Bensley Barbara Mitford 13 186

Henry is listed on shipping record thus:

Widower Farm servant Gravenhaul Co Norfolk Wesleyan Neither

I assume it means Gressenhall.

Regards,

Dave

 

[johnl]

Hi Dave

1841 U.K Census
Civil parish: Little Fransham
Hundred: Launditch
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England
Address: Josiah's Lane, Little Fransham
BENSLEY, William M 25 1816 Norfolk
BENSLEY, Frances F 25 1816 Norfolk
BENSLEY, Henry M 0 (9 months) 1841 Norfolk

1851 U.K Census
Civil parish: Great Fransham
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England
Registration district: Mitford
Sub-registration district: Dereham
Address: Chequers Lane, Great Fransham
BENSLEY, William Head Married M 35 1816 Ag Lab Great Fransham Norfolk
BENSLEY, Frances Wife Married F 30 1821 Little Fransham Norfolk
BENSLEY, Henry Son M 10 1841 Great Fransham Norfolk
BENSLEY, Julia Daughter F 4 1847 Little Fransham Norfolk
BENSLEY, James Son M 2 1849 Swaffham Norfolk

cheers
crankypants

Hi Crankypants,
I;n not sure if this is the same BENSLEY family but I have a query for a William Bensley who was married to a Deborah Rushmere who's daughter Effa/Effie born 2 Dec 1791 in Reedham Norfolk who later married a Edmund Fenn 3 May 1817.

 

[DaveHam9]

Hello johnl,

welcome to FHUK.

The Bensley family is in my tree so I'll have a look. This is the top one in my tree:

Henry - baptised 22 Mar 1790 Gressenhall, Norfolk
parents Henry BENSLEY & Mary FISHER

We may need someone else with access to more records to actually answer your query.

Regards,

Dave